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Dummerston vs St. Albans vs Warner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Dummerston | St. Albans | Warner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,090Lowest |
6,954Highest |
2,959 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$94,022±$18k 16% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Warner and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,150±$78Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123 14% below U.S. |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 45% above U.S. |
$4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Kearsarge Regional School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.